What ZOMET 500MG is used for?

ZOMET 500MG is used to treat patients with type 2 diabetes when diet and exercise alone have not been enough to control your blood glucose levels

It is used particularly in overweight patients

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Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine, if you:

are allergic to metformin hydrochloride or any other of its ingredients

have severe kidney or liver or heart or breathing problems

have uncontrolled diabetes

have ketoacidosis (is a condition in which substances called 'ketone bodies' accumulate in the blood and which can lead to diabetic pre-coma)

have dehydration as it may lead to kidney problems, which can put you at risk for lactic acidosis

have severe infection, such as an infection affecting your lung or bronchial system or your kidney

drink a lot of alcohol

need to have an examination such as X-ray or scan involving the injection of contrast medicine that contain iodine into your bloodstream

If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine

Children 10 years and over and adolescents can take this medicine alone or together with insulin

This medicine may not affect your ability to drive or use machines

Tell your doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines

Diuretics which increase urine production

Ibuprofen and Celecoxib used to treat pain and inflammation

Salbutamol or terbutaline used to treat asthma

Corticosteroids used to treat a variety of conditions, such as severe inflammation of the skin or in asthma

Other medicines used to treat diabetes

Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you

Do not crush or chew the tablets

Swallow each tablet with a glass of water

Children 10 years and over and adolescents usually start with 500 mg or 850 mg Metformin hydrochloride tablets once a day

The maximum daily dose is 2000 mg taken as 2 or 3 divided doses

Adults usually start with 500 mg or 850 mg metformin hydrochloride tablets two or three times a day

The maximum daily dose is 3000 mg taken as 3 divided doses

If you take insulin too, your doctor will tell you how to start Metformin hydrochloride tablets

Take the tablets with or after a meal

If you take one dose a day, take it in the morning

If you take two divided doses a day, take them in the morning and evening

If you take three divided doses a day, take them in the morning, at noon and in the evening

If you take more ZOMET 500MG

If you have taken more ZOMET 500MG than you should, you may experience lactic acidosis

Talk to your doctor straight away

If you forget to take ZOMET 500MG

Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose

Take the next dose at the usual time

If you stop taking ZOMET 500MG

Do not stop taking this medicine unless told by your doctor

Serious

Common

Uncommon

Rare

Very Rare

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them

lactic acidosis may lead to coma

digestive problems, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain and loss of appetite

changes in taste

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skin reactions such as redness of the skin, itching or an itchy rash

low vitamin B12 levels in the blood

abnormalities in liver function tests or hepatitis (inflammation of the liver; this may cause tiredness, loss of appetite, weight loss, with or without yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes)

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What is type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is a condition in which your body does not make enough insulin, and the insulin that your body produces does not work as well as it should

Your body can also make too much sugar

When this happens, sugar (glucose) builds up in the blood

This can lead to serious medical conditions such as heart disease, kidney disease, blindness, and amputation

Risk of lactic acidosis: Metformin hydrochloride may cause a very rare, but very serious side effect called lactic acidosis, which may lead to coma particularly if your kidneys are not working properly

Symptoms of lactic acidosis include:

vomiting

abdominal pain

muscle cramps

a general feeling of not being well with severe tiredness.

difficulty in breathing

reduced body temperature and heartbeat

Keep this medicine out of reach of children

Do not use this medicine after the expiry date

Store at room temperature (15-25ºC)

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